1969 Plymouth Barracuda - Hidden Treasures

This month's Hidden Treasure comes from Wayne Cawley from White Deer, Pennsylvania. He tells us that he just bought this 1969 Barracuda from his uncle. The car is a Formula S, powered by a 383 that is backed by a four speed. Wayne tells us that his uncle ordered it new in 1969. Apparently, the family all liked the 1969 Barracuda, because Wayne's uncle and his dad bought one that year.

According to Wayne, "My uncle's Barracuda was ordered with the 383 and a four speed, a green exterior (F8), and a green interior. It came with a white side-stripe, console, and a tachometer." It had been sitting outside in the weather—in the same spot for the last 37 years. After more than a month of talking to his uncle, Wayne finally talked him into selling it. We're told that he got it at a fair price but it is in rough shape. He tells us that his plan is to restore it back to as close to original as possible. It's going to be hard to actually determine the exact options that the car came with, as the left inner fender is so rusty that there is nothing left of the fender tag. Hopefully, Wayne's uncle has a good memory about what came with the car when it was new. "It seems to be all there," Wayne tells us.

He was able to acquire all of the original parts for the car except the carburetor, so restoration should be fairly easy—relatively speaking. Wayne says that the pictures don't do the car justice, as it is a decent, restorable car. He wanted to take pictures of it where it was sitting before he moved it, but he tells us that he forgot his camera. Apparently, it had sunk several inches into the ground.